MGA creates mass timber buildings for forestry college in Oregon
Canadian firm Michael Green Architecture used materials such as mass plywood panels and cross-laminated timber to construct two buildings at an Oregon university.
The buildings are part of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, a public institution in the city of Corvallis.
The AA "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory
Both structures were designed by MGA, or Michael Green Architecture, which is based in Vancouver. The firm specialises in using mass timber ? the collective term for engineered wood products like glue-laminated (glulam) and cross-laminated timber (CLT).
The larger of the two buildings, Peavy Hall, houses learning, research and social spaces. The other structure, the AA "Red" Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory, contains space for developing and testing wood products. Peavy Hall features various learning spaces
Composed of two intersecting bars, Peavy Hall is adjoined to the existing Richardson Hall and totals 83,000 square feet (7,711 square metres).
A primary goal for the team was to create an environment that fosters collaboration and embodies the research taking place at the college.
Mass-timber elements wrap Peavy Hall
"The building itself is designed to be a teacher and a living laboratory ? something to interact with and to learn from," the team said.
For the building's structural system, the team used different types of mass-timber elements.
Floorplates and shear walls are formed of CLT, whil...
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